Sure, I completely understand where you're coming from because I share your concern, but if you truly believed a vaccine wasn't safe and that it had a significa

Sure, I completely understand where you're coming from because I share your concern, but if you truly believed a vaccine wasn't safe and that it had a significant chance of side effects, wouldn't you feel differently? You seem to be making the assumption that researchers always get things right or that there isn't sometimes unexpected consequences. I'm saying this as someone who is extremely happy my parents vaccinated me and wouldn't hesitate to vaccinate my own children, but that doesn't mean I can get on board with forcing parents to inject their children with something they feel could be dangerous. Just look at the state of the opioid epidemic, or the medication of conditions like depression. Medical professionals don't always know what's best for every individual, and arguably if you live in a rural area and home school your children, it's not so important to vaccinate your child. I believe strongly that children are the responsibly of their parents, not the state. I really dislike how the state is becoming the defacto parental figure in most childrens lives.